Honk If You Don't Care

OUR VIEWS

Imagine this scenario: a car accident on a busy highway, a critically injured victim thrown from the vehicle - and ticked off motorists ranting at good Samaritans.

Incredibly, that's exactly what happened in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Alexandria, Va.

An Army major who stood guard over the critically injured victim endured the wrath of passing motorists, dozens of whom sped by the accident scene without stopping to help. One driver made an obscene gesture at the Army major. Another hollered at him to ``get that crap out of the road.''

Six or seven motorists refused the major's request to summon aid.

Is getting to work on time really that important - more important than saving the life of another human being?

Thank goodness for the Army major, Odie Butler, who didn't think twice about protecting the woman from oncoming traffic.